A suggested “Parent’s Checklist”
The following recommendations are proposed to help parents work with school staff in order to
promote maximum student effort and the highest educational standards. Please select all or some,
depending on your schedule and circumstance, to help your child focus on academic responsibilities
and improve learning and grades.
___1. Discuss each day’s classes to encourage interest and motivation.
___2. Review the Agenda Book assignments daily.
___ a. Write notes to teachers if need be.
___ b. Have student verify assignments by getting teachers to initial.
___ c. Encourage your child to develop some homework buddies for back-up.
___3. Provide a study site away from distractions.
___4. Check completed assignments for quality, effort, and legibility.
___5. Build incentives (rewards) into a school monitoring system.
___6. Require daily/weekly binder organization with materials that support academic sections and
easy access to assignments and homework to be turned in for credit.
___7. Set consistent times for meals, bed times, and study sessions.
___8. Insist that the student pack up all important school materials the night before and position
backpack for easy morning pick up. Students without essential materials miss important
information and work.
___9. Call or email teachers to get information; communication is key!
Use: www.TeacherWeb.com
___10. Call guidance to set up a parent/teacher conference.
___11. Require that the student attend school regularly, be punctual to school and to each class.
___12. If your child will be absent from school 3 or more days, notify the school which can gather
assignments. If less time will be missed check www.TeacherWeb.com. Additionally, a call to
a homework buddy may provide needed information. For extended absences, notify teachers
by note and help your child turn in make-up work.
___13. Call the school if your child’s story seems strange or unusual. Resist criticizing school or staff
before checking out the facts. Occasionally students try to avoid responsibility by setting up a
contentious situation. We’re glad to work with you to resolve conflicts.
___14. Always encourage reading by modeling enjoyment of reading, reading together, purchasing
books and magazines. Even if a student does not have homework, require the student to
read for at least a half hour before going to bed.